Employers: Proposals could undo gains.

The article discusses the legislative challenges to California's workers compensation insurance system. One challenge stems from a bill before state lawmakers that would double the time that permanent disability indemnity benefits would be paid by 2011. Despite vetoes of two previous bills, state Senator Don Perata in February 2008 introduced S.B. 1717 to double the current 20 weeks of payment for permanent disability. It passed a Senate committee in April but also is opposed by the California Coalition on Workers' Compensation.